Geography · Rivers and Landforms
When a river reaches a low-lying plain, it continues erosion of soil as well as deposition, and as a result of both these factors, another river channel develops and later it is detached from the main river forming a U-shaped lake; this is called:
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- 1an oxbow lake✓
- 2a gulf
- 3an estuary
- 4a canal
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an oxbow lake
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